NOAA Storm Events · July 2023
Hail in July 2023: 2,139 NOAA reports across 42 states
NOAA logged 2,139 hail reports in July 2023, in 672 counties across 42 states. Nebraska had the most (258). The largest stone was 5 inches (a softball), near Daugherty in Cass County, Missouri, on July 17, 2023. The worst day was July 13, 2023, with 199 reports in 17 states.
- Where
- 672 counties in 42 states; Nebraska had 12% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 5 inches, a softball, in Cass County, MO (near Daugherty), on July 17, 2023
- Worst day
- July 13, 2023: 199 reports in 17 states, 9% of the month
- Days with hail
- 31 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
July 13, 2023 was the worst day with 199 reports. A day with hail averaged 69.
| July 1 | 35 |
|---|---|
| July 2 | 63 |
| July 3 | 67 |
| July 4 | 76 |
| July 5 | 35 |
| July 6 | 45 |
| July 7 | 43 |
| July 8 | 71 |
| July 9 | 37 |
| July 10 | 113 |
| July 11 | 85 |
| July 12 | 10 |
| July 13 | 199 |
| July 14 | 61 |
| July 15 | 29 |
| July 16 | 43 |
| July 17 | 168 |
| July 18 | 66 |
| July 19 | 102 |
| July 20 | 133 |
| July 21 | 21 |
| July 22 | 127 |
| July 23 | 27 |
| July 24 | 57 |
| July 25 | 33 |
| July 26 | 26 |
| July 27 | 58 |
| July 28 | 168 |
| July 29 | 19 |
| July 30 | 92 |
| July 31 | 30 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| NE | 258 |
|---|---|
| MN | 244 |
| CO | 227 |
| SD | 216 |
| KS | 164 |
| WI | 125 |
| WY | 104 |
| MO | 73 |
| IA | 70 |
| IN | 68 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 258 | 12.1% | 4.5 in |
| 2 | Minnesota | 244 | 11.4% | 3.25 in |
| 3 | Colorado | 227 | 10.6% | 4 in |
| 4 | South Dakota | 216 | 10.1% | 4.5 in |
| 5 | Kansas | 164 | 7.7% | 4 in |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 125 | 5.8% | 4 in |
| 7 | Wyoming | 104 | 4.9% | 3 in |
| 8 | Missouri | 73 | 3.4% | 5 in |
| 9 | Iowa | 70 | 3.3% | 2.75 in |
| 10 | Indiana | 68 | 3.2% | 2.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County, CO | 76 | 3 in |
| 2 | Pennington County, SD | 52 | 3.25 in |
| 3 | Douglas County, NE | 32 | 2.75 in |
| 4 | Lincoln County, NE | 24 | 2.75 in |
| 5 | St. Louis County, MN | 21 | 2 in |
| 6 | Campbell County, WY | 16 | 3 in |
| 7 | Goshen County, WY | 16 | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Itasca County, MN | 16 | 2.75 in |
| 9 | Laramie County, WY | 16 | 1.5 in |
| 10 | Lincoln County, CO | 16 | 4 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 672 counties and all 42 states.
How July 2023 compares
| Compared with | Reports | July 2023 was |
|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | 2,841 | -702 (-25%) |
| July 2022 | 898 | +1,241 (+138%) |
| the average July in the other 11 years | 1,089 | +1,050 (+96%) |
July 2023 was the busiest July of the 12 in the record and the 13th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1287 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1122 |
| 2016 | 1560 |
| 2017 | 1064 |
| 2018 | 1140 |
| 2019 | 1141 |
| 2020 | 1392 |
| 2021 | 764 |
| 2022 | 898 |
| 2023 | 2139 |
| 2024 | 844 |
| 2025 | 768 |
Every July in the record, 2014 to 2025. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, public domain. Counts and tables on this page are free to reuse with credit to PickARoofer under CC BY 4.0.